International donors pledged nearly $7 billion in aid for 2019 for civilians caught up in Syria’s bloody civil war, the EU said Thursday, but the total fell short of what the UN says is needed. EU Humanitarian Commissioner Christos Stylianides announced the total at the end of a three-day conference in Brussels, on the eve […]
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Nigeria assumes Chairmanship of African Group at UN
NIGERIA has assumed the Chairmanship of the African Group at the United Nations for the month of March 2019, succeeding the Republic of Benin. The Nigerian Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Tijjani Bande, took over from his counterpart for the Republic of Benin, Jean-Claude do Rego, at a ceremony at the African Union […]
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UN sues for calm, patience among Nigerians
Elective positions: UN expresses concern over low women, youths
United Nations has shown concern over low number of women and youths being fielded by political parties for elective positions during the nation’s coming general elections. Speaking at the opening of the Joint UN- National Peace Committee (NPC) support to Kwara State towards the organization of peaceful 2019 elections in Ilorin on Tuesday, Special Representative […]
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Conduct credible, fair election that’ll be globally accepted, UN tells Nigeria
ABUJA — United Nations, weekend, challenged the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the upcoming general elections to work harder at ensuring that the outcome of the exercise was acceptable to all and sundry.
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UN Calls For Concerted Efforts To Reduce Poverty In Nigeria
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for effective collaboration between governments at all levels, development partners and non-state actors in addressing the needs of Nigeria where poverty and infrastructural challenges are the most acute. Speaking at a Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Acceleration Conference organized by the Kaduna state
Insurgency: UN raises alarm over aid disruption to 76,000 Borno IDPs
Billy Graham Abel, Yola The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has expressed grave concern over the interruption of aid delivery to about 76,000 internally-displaced people in Rann, a town in eastern Borno State about 10 kilometers from the border with Cameroon, following a deadly attack by a non-state armed group. The UN […]
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UN withdraws 260 aid workers from Borno over B’Haram attacks
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The United Nations said it has withdrawn about 260 aid workers from three local governments in Borno State over the resurgence of attacks by Boko Haram terrorists. Army tightens noose against Boko Haram terrorists – Buratai In a statement by the UN spokesperson in Nigeria, Samantha Newport, on Wednesday, she said the […]
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Kallon decries deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the North East
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has expressed grave concern following an upsurge in violence in the country’s north-east that has caused tens of thousands innocent civilians fleeing their homes. A statement by UN spokesperson, Samantha Newport stated that clashes on 26 December, 2018 between Nigerian government forces and Boko Haram in […]
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Somalia tells UN not to interfere after expelling envoy
Somalia on Thursday told the UN Security Council not to interfere in its national affairs after expelling a UN envoy who questioned the government’s decision to arrest an al-Shabaab defector running for election. Somali Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman did not specifically mention his government’s decision to order Nicholas Haysom to leave but he argued that […]
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